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Radio Butlin wasn't actually a wireless station as it only broadcast
over the wired Tannoy (speakers) within Butlin's Camp.
The Tannoy system was extensively wired, no wonder the photo opposite
has so many switch panels and amplifiers. Notice the famous chime bars,
by the redcoat's right hand (photo above). In 1973, cassette tape recorders were still relatively new and I didn't spend all of my holiday waiting to capture sounds, but here are a few announcements from Radio Butlin... Campers in 1973 were awakened to the gentle sounds of "Sleepy Shores" by Johnny Pearson played over the Tannoy of Radio Butlin.
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